AJ is 13 mo old come the 20th of this month. He's at the age now where he's too mobile to want to sit still during services on Sunday. He knows he can move and knows he's on the move 24/7 while at home so he gets really upset when mommy and daddy tell him to sit still for an hour. We've put him in the nursery at church just for services the last 3 Sundays. He was doing GREAT. I figured, it was time to start taking him to bible classes now. He needs to start learning. I am now teaching the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders on Sunday morning so we all got up early yesterday morning and off to church we go. Normally dad is the one that drops him off. It just works out easier that way. We left dad at home yesterday because he was still in the shower at 0915 and I had to get my class set up. Well, Mrs. Dena was there and she just took AJ right out of my arms and into the classroom they went. She never came to get me so I figured they did fine. After my class I went and met up with Jason and AJ in the auditorium and I was handed AJ's first craft. It was a little circle piece of paper with hands on it and it says "we are helpers" Dena told me that when she starts class they sing "If You're Happy And You Know It" and by about the 5th time AJ was actually clapping along. She said they looked at the picture book together and AJ followed along. When I was given that little circle piece of paper with his little scribbles on it with his name written in the middle by Dena, I cried. My precious little boy is starting to really learn about Jesus. I play all the CD's at home, we pray at home, and he actually holds his hands together to pray,we put Go Fish in the van and it automatically gets put in or AJ pitches a fit, but it was the first time my little boy went to "bible class" That little piece of paper is something that will forever be cherished by me. I thank Dena so much for thinking that my son's soul is as precious as I do. Aparently Dena wore him out because he fell asleep in my arms and was still for the first service in over a month. These are the memories life is made of. I just want to bottle them up so when I'm old and grey and I open that bottle up and feel all these emotions flood over me again. Have a good week guys.
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I remember when my kids first said Bible. It made my cry and just beam with pride. They now LOVE to go to class. And if we don't get to go- we have with drawl issues. Since we have been visiting churches it makes it real hard to leave to go to a new one because the kids get to liking class so much. Glad your little man is doing good in them! Maybe you will actually get to listen to the sermon now! :)
Awesome post, Shannon. So cool to know that AJ is already taking part in a great relationshiop with Christ!
How wonderful it will be for AJ to read this when he gets older! What joy he will feel because of the precious memories he has provided! I am so proud of him and his beautiful mommy. GG loves you so much, AJ.
Aw, shucks G.G. Thanks for all the kind words. I'm kind of proud of him myself. In case you couldn't tell! :0) Love you.
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